USDOT Next Generation 9-1-1 Initiative Proof of Concept Begins

Starting June 16 th, three testing laboratories and five Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) will begin transmitting data as the Proof of Concept (POC) portion of the US DOT’s NG9-1-1 Initiative gets underway. The three participating laboratories are housed at Booz Allen Hamilton, Texas A&M University and Columbia University. The five PSAPs are:

Following completion of the demonstration, data gathered during the POC will be analyzed and used to revise and complete the project’s preliminary system architecture and transition plan.

The US DOT NG9-1-1 Initiative is an R&D project funded by the Intelligent Transportation Joint Program Office. To see all the planning and reference documents published as part of the NG9-1-1 Initiative and for more information on the effort, go to www.its.dot.gov/NG911.